Useful and Interesting Paper Publications

Despite the
amount of material which is becoming available online, paper
publications have not been entirely replaced, especially those which
first appeared before the Internet age. Such publication are
cheap, but still produce an income for the groups concerned, who
therefore have no incentive to update the format.

Hertfordshire
Family History Society
The county society, which publishes (among other things) Hertfordshire
Militia Ballot Lists on a fully searchable CD, including those for
Therfield from 1758-1786. The Lists are effectively a census of
males aged 18-50 (45 from 1762) who were eligible for militia service. Some
trades and professions were exempt, but there were few of these
at Therfield, and most men are listed. Occupations are
recorded, and occasionally numbers of children are noted.
More information can be found at the Herts FHS site,
where the CD can be ordered (in Sterling) for UK delivery only. It can also
be ordered from anywhere by credit card at www.genfair.co.uk/
for 15 GBP, plus p&p.

Royston and
District Family History SocietyA small local society, with a small list of
publications. The main one of interest is a Monumental
Inscriptions booklet for St. Mary's Church and Therfield Chapel -
details at the Society's site http://www.roystonfhs.org.uk/.
The booklet can be ordered (Sterling cheques only) for 3.65 GBP, or
3.90 GBP overseas.

Royston and
District Local History SocietyAnother small local group, with a small list of
local history publications, including Fragments
of Two Centuries by Arthur Kingston, which includes several references to Therfield. This 1990
reprint of the original 1893 publication is available (Sterling cheques
only) for 5 GBP plus p&p, details at
www.roystonlocalhistory.org.uk/.

North
Hertfordshire Villages Research Group
A loose-knit local group researching the history of Kelshall, Rushden,
Sandon, Therfield and Wallington, which has published several
booklets. The following include items about Therfield -

Village Chronicles Part One - Mostly
about People (1986).
Village Chronicles Part Two - Mostly about Places (1986).
Village Chronicles Part Three - Mostly about Events (1987).
Then There Were Two: the story of eleven schools in the five villages,
by Daphne Wright (1988).
Above the Vale of Ringtale: Perches, Pightles and the Price of
Corn. Articles by several authors (1992).
A North Hertfordshire Miscellany: Collected Essays and Recent Research
by Members (1995).
Elusive Thomas Sell, by Daphne Wright (2012)

Some are probably out of print, although the Village Chronicles were
reprinted in 2004. This series consists of newspaper cuttings
relating to the five villages, extracted from The Royston Crow,
1855-1920. As the largest of the five villages, Therfield is
well represented. Part One, justifiably the most popular, is
almost certainly in print, and well worth 3 GBP plus p&p (in 2004).

For further information, write to
the NHVRG Secretary, John Wallace, Broomhall Farm, Watton-at-Stone,
Hertford, SG14 2RN.

Courtesy
Please remember that the people involved in producing and selling these
publications are unpaid volunteers, who give their time freely to help
us who share their interests. They are selfless heroes, who
deserve our utmost respect and gratitude.